Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 390-CTC-BAS-1307
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southend
- Town
- Southend
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum (Pro rata for Part Time) - YC73
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Cardiologist
Consultant
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a Consultant Cardiologist with Specialist interest in Devices and Heart Failure to join the existing enthusiastic and progressive multidisciplined team and working as a key member of the Cardiology team at Mid and South Essex Trusts. The job will be based at Southend Site
The primary focus of this post is to provide consultant level support to help the expanding device service.
Contribution to the MDT process will be expected, involving collaboration with Colleagues at the CTC.
Main duties of the job
You will join the substantive cardiologists within this service to meet the increasing outpatient demands of the fastest-growing town in Essex, working with their Cardiology colleagues in providing inpatient services initially on a consultant of the day-rota.
You will also undertake clinics and cath-lab sessions and there may be an opportunity for subspecialty interests to be accommodated.
Regarding Inpatients, you will be asked to contribute to the Consultant of the week model and the device on call roster aswell as supporting with the Cardiology in-reach service.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post will be working as part of the established team within the MSE.
The post-holder will have broad general cardiology skills and hold a subspeciality interest, ideally devices and heart failure. The post is wholetime (10 PA).
This post will support the teams across the District General sites within the MSE footprint, supporting Southend for ideally device implantation (brady and complex) as well as helping to focus on the outpatient element for the service.
The division would encourage the development of at least one additional area of expertise and ideally would encourage candidates within an interest in device implantation to apply. Up to two PAs during your weekly schedule could be dedicated to the subspeciality area.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experiance
Essential criteria
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty.
- Demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team
- Demonstrate ability to implant cardiac devices
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or Equivalent
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) at time of interview
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Azhar Khokhar
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Cardiology at Southend
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 030044336181
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